Louisville Sinks Lake on Alumni Night 44-30 – Wrestling
Louisville 44, Lake 30
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The Louisville Leopards defeated the visiting Lake Blue Streaks 44-30 on Alumni Night Thursday at Louisville High School. With the victory, Louisville remains unbeaten at 3-0 in dual matches for the season.
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Lake Takes Lead After Seesaw Start
The Leopards and Blue Streaks exchanged victories back-and-forth through first five matchups of the night. Louisville junior Lacy Harvey (ranked #9 in DII) opened up the evening with a 10-3 decision in 106 over Lake freshman Greyson Clemens (ranked #15 in DI). Sophomore Holden Clemens (ranked #20 in DI) gave the Blue Streaks their first lead with an overtime pin of Leopard junior Connor Novosel in the 113 bout.
Louisville sophomore Kolten Barker (ranked #8 113 in DII) wrestled up a weight class and wasted no time in answering back with a 57 second pin of senior Dominic Artman (ranked #23 in DI). Lake again matched the Leopards with a pin of their own at 126. Blue Streaks junior Gavin Greathouse (ranked #21 in DI) won by fall against freshman Brayden Long in the second period. Long was filling in for junior Dylan Rhoads (ranked #7 in DII) who was unavailable due to sickness. The pin put Lake in front 12-9 four matches in.
Castro and Hoffarth Register Back-to-Back Pins
The two teams exchanged victories for the fifth straight bout when Louisville senior Pablo Castro (ranked #1 in DII) pinned junior Dakota Whitacre. Leopard junior Dominic Hoffarth (ranked #2 in DII) followed with a second straight second period pin of junior Anthony Greeno. The result of the fifth straight match to end by fall was a 21-12 Louisville lead.
Lake Recaptures Lead 24-21
The Blue Streaks won the next three bouts to retake the lead. At 144, senior Chase Abdul earned a hard fought 7-2 decision against Leopard senior Josiah Walker. Junior Maddox Harris followed with a pin of freshman Wyatt Smith at 150 to knot the dual at 21-21.
At 157, Lake sophomore Josh Jordan (ranked #15 150 in DI) wrestled up a weight class and shutout Louisville junior Jude Yeager with a 4-0 decision. The result put the Blue Streaks back in front 24-21.
Leopards Tally 17 Straight Points to Clinch Win
Leopard senior Brenden Severs (ranked #7 in DII) was surgical in his 17-1 technical fall victory over junior Kyle Casperson at 165. The result gave Louisville a 26-24 advantage, which they would not relinquish the rest of the way.
Leopard senior Noah Peterson (ranked #11 in DII) followed with a second period pin of Xander Carson at 175 to give Louisville a 32-24 cushion. The Blue Streaks elected to forfeit at 190 rather than at 215 with nationally ranked senior Blake Schaffer (ranked #2 in DII) awaiting. The forfeit sealed the victory for the Leopards from a team perspective as they led 38-24 with two bouts remaining.
Lake junior Aidan Ball wrestled up a weight class to 215 and pinned Louisville sophomore Will Ramsey in the second period. Ramsey recently joined the team and was making his wrestling debut. In the heavyweight match, Leopard senior Cameron Brazek (ranked #7 in DII) pinned Blue Streaks sophomore Anthony Miller a little over midway through the third period to close the night.
Rhoads Presented State Title Ring
Prior to Thursday’s dual meet with Lake, Louisville graduate Davin Rhoads was presented with his 2021 state championship ring by Head Coach Rocky Laughlin. Rhoads won his second state championship last season at 138 pounds in Division II, becoming the only Leopard to ever win multiple individual state titles.
Video By The Louisville Herald
Lake at Louisville Wrestling Box Score
LEOPARDS 44, BLUE STREAKS 30
- 106 Lacy Harvey (Louisville-DII #9) decision Greyson Clemens (Lake-DI #15), 10-3 | LOUISVILLE 3, LAKE 0
- 113 Holden Clemens (Lake-DI #20) pins Connor Novosel (Louisville), 6:43.2 | LOUISVILLE 3, LAKE 6
- 120 Kolten Barker (Louisville-DII 113 #8) pins Dominic Artman (Lake-DI #23), 0:57 | LOUISVILLE 9, LAKE 6
- 126 Gavin Greathouse (Lake-DI #21) pins Brayden Long (Louisville), 3:18.9 | LOUISVILLE 9, LAKE 12
- 132 Pablo Castro (Louisville-DII #1) pins Dakota Whitacre (Lake), 2:43 | LOUISVILLE 15, LAKE 12
- 138 Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville-DII #2) pins Anthony Greeno, 2:34 | LOUISVILLE 21, LAKE 12
- 144 Chase Abdul (Lake) decision Josiah Walker (Louisville), 7-2 | LOUISVILLE 21, LAKE 15
- 150 Maddox Harris (Lake) pins Wyatt Smith (Louisville), 5:39.0 | LOUISVILLE 21, LAKE 21
- 157 Josh Jordan (Lake–DI 150-#15) decision Jude Yeager (Louisville), 4-0 | LOUISVILLE 21, LAKE 24
- 165 Brenden Severs (Louisville-DII #7) technical fall Kyle Casperson (Lake), 17-1 | LOUISVILLE 26, LAKE 24
- 175 Noah Peterson (Louisville-DII #11) pins Xander Carson (Lake), 2:47 | LOUISVILLE 32, LAKE 24
- 190 Blake Schaffer (Louisville-DII #2) forfeit | LOUISVILLE 38, LAKE 24
- 215 Aiden Ball (Lake) pins Will Ramsey (Louisville), 2:46 | LOUISVILLE 38, LAKE 30
- 285 Cameron Brazek (Louisville-DII #7) pins Anthony Miller (Lake), 5:11.6 | LOUISVILLE 44, LAKE 30
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next compete at the Brecksville Holiday Invitationals on Wednesday, December 29 and Thursday, December 30.
Cover Photo By: Amy Paulus, View more on the Louisville Wrestling Facebook Page
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